Probably either Beck's, Grolsch or Heineken because that's what my parents drank when I was little. Michelob Light was my first high school age beer and what I drank until senior year when I discovered Pete's Wicked Ale. First legal beer I had (visiting Canada) was Molson XXX at a strip club.

First beer I had when I turned 21 was Guinness. Was at a local dive bar and it was either that or Bud bottles. Should have gone for the Bud since I don't think they had poured a Guinness in months and the beer was nasty. This was a couple years after I was into good beer and at the time Sierra Nevada Pale Ale was my go to beer.

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My first beer was a Killian's from my roommate's fridge sophomore year of college. It was bitter and gross at that point, but a few months later I was drinking it like a fish. Killian's was also my first legal beer at a shitty dive bar in Ithaca.

Now, trying to remember my first craft beer would be an immense challenge...

you got extremely lucky. That is an unusual first beer to say the least.

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My dad brewed beer since before I was born and we always had craft in the house. I was very lucky to say the least. Every year growing up we would do a brewery tour down the WA, OR and Northern California coast, so I had been to the Rogue brewery tons of times. Dead Guy just seemed fitting.

My dad brewed beer since before I was born and we always had craft in the house. I was very lucky to say the least. Every year growing up we would do a brewery tour down the WA, OR and Northern California coast, so I had been to the Rogue brewery tons of times. Dead Guy just seemed fitting.

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Proabably Yuengling/Porter I snuck at my Grandfather's house back in the seventies. I thought it was nasty way back then. I learned to drink beer with Budweiser and Coors in high school. Spanish Peaks/Black Dog Ale was one of the first craft brews that I remember having back in the early nineties.

The 1st beer that I remember having was Schlitz Dark on draft. I was 15 and working @ Hardees and my alcoholic Manager would take myself and two buddies across the street to Pizza Inn and feed us pitchers of this brown goodness before we went into work. Not sure of his motive, perhaps just someones to drink with (I know he never grabbed my ass or crotch). This was 40 years ago when the legal drinking age was 18. I tend to believe that that's why I have such an affinity to dark beers to this day. Cheers

A Coors. 32 years ago. My friend and I were each given a can from our dads on a day at the lake. Our mothers were not too happy with them either. I thought it was great. Drank every drop and fell asleep by the camp fire when the sun went down.

Anyway, the bottom line is that I believe that the Eastside facility is now another brewery here in Los Angeles. I'm sure one of the L.A. people can fill this in as I've been so busy I've not kept up with everything happening here in SoCal - we seem to have a new "beer place" every 18 hours, or so.

Hamm's, I grew up in Chicago and a good friend of mine had a pool table in his basement, and his dad had a fridge that had nothing but Hamm's in it - dbl stacked on each shelf. I was a bit too young to drink back then, but my buddy and I felt like Grown Men shooting pool and slamming a Hamm's (and hiding the unfinished can between slurps) back in the day. May not have tasted great, but great memories for sure

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86 Thomas Hardy. My dad shared some with me on my 13th BDay (I was born in 86). I remember thinking it was the most disgusting thing I'd ever tasted and made a move to spit it out. He said something about slapping me if I did and to man up, lol. Pretty much ruined beer for me for quite some time.

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My first beer would have been a pony Miller or Bud bottle or something with the cool kids on my block, but my first memorable beer was Erlanger.
It was different than the other crap out there in early 80's.

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First ever beer I surely don't remember. My parents used to give me a sip or two of their wine/beer when I was around 7-12. The first time I got drunk, my friends and I were drinking Bud from a can, and Chambord. Great combo huh?

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I was probably 5 at the time, I asked my dad for a sip of a Red Dog and he didn't hesitate lol I ran up the stairs and spit it out so fast... I will never forget that lol And I have never had a red dog neither really enjoyed bud lights etc